National Army Peacekeepers Prepare to be Tested in Compliance with the Operational Capabilities Concept

CHISINAU, April 4, 2018 — A group of NATO experts is paying an assistance visit to the Ministry of Defense within April 3-5, 2018.

The visit’s goal is to offer support in preparing the evaluation of National Army subunits in the framework of the Operational Capabilities Concept (OCC).

The experts will meet with representatives of the General Staff, the 22nd Peacekeeping Battalion, and of the subunits that are to be evaluated this summer.

In June, 2018, the subunits of the 22nd Battalion are to be evaluated and, subsequently, certified for participation in international peacekeeping missions.

The OCC is a cooperation tool within the Partnership for Peace program designed to implement Western standards in the training and evaluation process of declared units. It gives Republic of Moldova the possibility to take part in multinational peacekeeping operations. In 2012, an infantry company of the 22nd Peacekeeping Battalion and the engineer team of Engineer Battalion “Codru” were certified to participate in international peacekeeping operations in compliance with the OCC for the first time.